Six elephants run over by train in Odisha

Six elephants run over by train in Odisha
At Jantar Mantar protests, attempts to break police barricades
Chopper with six on board crash-lands near Jammu; two injured
Indian man, pushed to death at a New York subway, to be cremated tomorrow
'Amanat' cremated in Delhi; PM, Sonia Gandhi received body at airport
Indian math genius' cryptic formula finally proved, 100 years after his death
An idea promised the sky, but India is still waiting
Woman accused of hate-crime murder in New York subway push
A teen rape survivor is fighting for justice
'Amanat' cremated in Delhi; PM, Sonia Gandhi received body at airport
Protest at India embassy, Mahatma Gandhi statue in London after death of medical student
Attempts to break police barricades at Jantar Mantar protests: latest developments
'Amanat's' body brought back to Delhi; PM, Sonia present at airport
Six accused in rape case in India are charged with murder
India government response in rape case stokes rage
Woman allegedly groped in candlelight vigil in Mumbai
Body of 'India's Daughter' brought back to Delhi from Singapore
Delhi gang-rape case: Supreme Court lawyer appointed special prosecutor
Woman allegedly gang-raped, murdered near Kolkata
Grief and anger in India after death of Delhi rape victim
Delhi gang-rape: Congress top brass meet at PM's residence
Teenage gang-rape victim attempts suicide in Ahmedabad
Patiala suicide: Cop who allegedly hushed up rape case arrested
Delhi gang-rape case: Indians in London demand severe punishment for accused
Kiran Bedi offers to train Delhi Police, says 'scene will change in 90 days'

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:47 AM PST

At least six elephants, including two calves, and a man were killed when a train ran over a herd of pachyderms in Odisha's Ganjam district early today, forest officials said.

At Jantar Mantar protests, attempts to break police barricades

Posted: 30 Dec 2012 12:00 AM PST

Protests on crime against women took an ugly turn this afternoon at Jantar Mantar, in the heart of the capital, when a group of around 50 people, who reportedly infiltrated the peaceful protest, tried...

Chopper with six on board crash-lands near Jammu; two injured

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:28 PM PST

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with six people on board, has made a crash-landing at Katra near Jammu. Two people, including the pilot have been injured and are being evacuated.

Indian man, pushed to death at a New York subway, to be cremated tomorrow

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:09 PM PST

Sunando Sen, the 46-year-old Indian immigrant who died after being pushed in front of a subway train in New York by a woman, will be cremated tomorrow by his friends.

'Amanat' cremated in Delhi; PM, Sonia Gandhi received body at airport

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:48 PM PST

Amid an outpouring of anger and grief in the country, the body of the 23-year-old medical student who was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi, was flown to the national capital from Singapore...

Indian math genius' cryptic formula finally proved, 100 years after his death

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:43 PM PST

Indian maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan's cryptic deathbed theory - which he claimed was conceived in his dreams - has finally been proven correct, almost 100 years after he died.

An idea promised the sky, but India is still waiting

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:23 PM PST

The idea was, and still is, captivating: In 2011, the Indian government and two Indian-born tech entrepreneurs unveiled a $50 tablet computer, to be built in India with Google's free Android software....

Woman accused of hate-crime murder in New York subway push

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 07:24 PM PST

A 31-year-old woman was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in connection with the death of a man who was pushed onto the tracks of an elevated subway station in Qu...

A teen rape survivor is fighting for justice

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:53 PM PST

Every month a 16-year-old boards a train from her remote village in eastern India and steels herself for another round of searing cross-examination by lawyers about the men who kidnapped, raped and so...

'Amanat' cremated in Delhi; PM, Sonia Gandhi received body at airport

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:26 PM PST

Amid outpouring of anger and grief in the country, the body of the 23-year-old medical student, who was brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi, was flown to the national capital from Singapore e...

Protest at India embassy, Mahatma Gandhi statue in London after death of medical student

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:42 PM PST

Members of Britain's Indian community on Saturday held a small protest by a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square, central London, to condemn sexual violence against women in India.

Attempts to break police barricades at Jantar Mantar protests: latest developments

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:31 PM PST

Protests on crime against women took an ugly turn at Jantar Mantar when a group of around 50 people, who reportedly infiltrated the peaceful protest, tried to break down barricades set up by police. T...

'Amanat's' body brought back to Delhi; PM, Sonia present at airport

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:08 PM PST

The body of a gang-rape victim arrived back in New Delhi on Sunday after her death from sickening injuries in a Singapore hospital as India was engulfed by a mass outpouring of grief and anger.

Six accused in rape case in India are charged with murder

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:51 PM PST

As protests grew in India on Saturday over the death of a young woman who was raped in New Delhi this month by several men in a moving bus, the police said six men accused of attacking her had been ch...

India government response in rape case stokes rage

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:39 PM PST

India often seems to careen from crisis to crisis, with protests regularly spilling onto the streets over the latest outrage or scandal, a nation seemingly always on the boil. But when things settle, ...

Woman allegedly groped in candlelight vigil in Mumbai

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:33 PM PST

A young woman was allegedly groped by a man at a candlelight vigil today in Mumbai that was held to mourn the death of the 23-year-old medical student, who was gang-raped by a group of men in a moving...

Body of 'India's Daughter' brought back to Delhi from Singapore

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST

A special Air India aircraft carrying the body landed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport at around 3.30 am. The body was taken out of the airport in an ambulance of a private hospital thr...

Delhi gang-rape case: Supreme Court lawyer appointed special prosecutor

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:48 AM PST

Supreme Court lawyer Dayan Krishnan has been appointed as the special public prosecutor by city police to conduct trial in the December 16 gang rape of a paramedical student who succumbed to injuries ...

Woman allegedly gang-raped, murdered near Kolkata

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST

A 45-year-old woman was murdered after allegedly being gang-raped by eight men in West Bengal's Barasat town. Her husband was severely beaten up for trying to prevent the attack and has been admitted ...

Grief and anger in India after death of Delhi rape victim

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:27 AM PST

The death of a 23-year-old woman who came to symbolize the horrible treatment women face daily in India after she was raped by several men on a moving bus prompted sorrow and rage in India on Saturday...

Delhi gang-rape: Congress top brass meet at PM's residence

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST

Congress top brass, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi met this evening amid strong demands for swift action against the perpetrators of the horrific gangrape and ass...

Teenage gang-rape victim attempts suicide in Ahmedabad

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:41 AM PST

A minor gang-rape victim allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison at her residence today, police said.

Patiala suicide: Cop who allegedly hushed up rape case arrested

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:26 AM PST

Two days after his dismissal for allegedly showing apathy in handling case of a gang-rape victim, the assistant sub inspector of police was today arrested near urban estate area here.

Delhi gang-rape case: Indians in London demand severe punishment for accused

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:24 AM PST

A group of 50 Non Resident Inidans (NRIs) held a candle light vigil in Central London today, demanding severe punishment for the six men allegedly involved in the gang-rape of a 23-year-old 'Amanat' ...